Medicinal Chemistry (with a Year in Industry): Fees & Entry Requirements at Queen's University Belfast, UK

Medicinal Chemistry (with a Year in Industry)

UK

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What will I learn?

Medicinal chemists have been responsible for many of our modern medicines. Their central contribution to developing new therapeutic agents against microbial infections, cancer and heart disease has helped to significantly increase worldwide life-expectancy. They are experts - with extensive knowledge of molecular design, drug synthesis and the biological function of drugs.Four-year MChem degrees and five-year MChem (with a Year in Industry) degrees are available for high-calibre students with the ability and aspiration to practice Medicinal Chemistry at the highest levels. BSc students with excellent performance may transfer to the MChem up to the end of Stage 3.

Which department am I in?

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Study options

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees
£25,300.00 (27,56,592) per year
This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2026

Venue

Main Site

University Road,

Belfast,

County Antrim,

BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees
£26,600.00 (28,98,235) per year
This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

30/06/2026

Start date

September 2026

Venue

Queen's University Belfast

University Road,

Belfast,

County Antrim,

BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

A Level: BBB including Chemistry and a second Science subject + GCSE Mathematics grade C/4. A maximum of one BTEC/OCR Single Award or AQA Extended Certificate will be accepted as part of an applicant's portfolio of qualifications with a Distinction being equated to a grade B at A-level; International Baccalerate Diploma: 32 points overall including 6,5,5 at Higher Level to include Higher Level Chemistry and a second Science subject + GCSE Mathematics grade C/4. Standard Level grade 4 in Mathematics would be acceptable in lieu of the GCSE requirement; Graduate: A minimum of a 2:2 Honours Degree, provided any subject requirements are also met; All applicants must have GCSE English Language grade C/4 or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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